title: Polymeric infrared compatible microfluidic devices for spectrochemical analysis.
abstract: An innovative fabrication method is presented that affords the combination of polydimethyl-siloxane (PDMS) microfluidic technology with vibrational spectroscopy. PDMS devices are produced with uniform thicknesses ranging from 25 to 400 μm. The optical characteristics of the microfluidic devices in the mid-infrared are reported. The broad utility of this approach is demonstrated through IR imaging of flows in functional gradient generators and flow-focusing devices.
authors.affiliation: Chemistry Department, Colorado State University , Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1872, United States.
authors.forename: Michael V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Barich
authors.forename: Amber T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Krummel
mesh_terms: D044085:Microfluidics / Q000379:methods*; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D011108:Polymers